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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1954
Page
3
University of Idaho extension specialists advise that winning blue ribbons hinges on careful preparation and strict adherence to exhibit rules. Carelessness in counting items, handling animals, or dressing for shows leads judges to favor better prepared competitors even among superior entries.
Miss Hilda Frederick of the University of Idaho advises buying home equipment locally to ensure reliable service and trustworthy guarantees. She urges shoppers to know the dealer’s terms, confirm warranty details, and choose brands after consulting neighbors and consumer guides for strong and weak points.
Grasshopper management becomes practical with new insecticides, offering easier use and lower costs for farmers. Field trials show effective suppression and potential reductions in crop damage across multiple regions.
County Agent Daniel Roberts urged Franklin county farmers to act on a comparison of old and new bait methods. Reports show two ounces of aldrin one pound of chlordane four ounces of heptachlor or toxaphene per spray deliver excellent control. Entomologists note egg beds on south plots and waste lands. spraying eggs as hatchlings yields best results. southeastern Idaho shows rising grasshopper activity in 1955 if early control is not done.
Lois Rasmussen spent Sunday and Monday with her sister and Claude Conlin family in Cleveland. Visitors to Christen Hansen included Maroni Timbimboo and family from Clearfield, and J. Ernest Jensen attended funeral services in Logan for Mrs. Karen Ronnenberg. Olsen reunion at Ideal Beach on Bear Lake drew Delmer Olsen Russell Westerberg and Jeff Hurst. Danny Conlin from Cleveland visited the weekend with Orlando Rasmus and Mrs Jensen's sister Mrs Joseph Price in Salt Lake City.
Elgin Albert Tommy and Ern Jensen attended a Danish film and program in Logan Union Building Tuesday night. Mrs Adam Jepsen hosted a birthday party for Mrs Ella Jones of Preston with Della Jepsen Darlene King Valeria Perry Lou Jepsen Elva Elwood present. Delores Auger and children returned to Galt Lake after visiting Christen Hansen family. Family birthday observances occurred Friday for their father. Albert Jensen and daughter Betty spent the weekend in Boise and Nyssa Oregon visiting friends and landmarks including the Capitol building and Owyhee dam junction.
Fairview notes reveal a social scene as Zelda Hinckley Verna Knudson host a club at Community camp. Families including Bud Maughan Hogan Bodily Bowles visiters and two children are mentioned along with trips to the Pacific Northwest and visits in Balt Lake.
A Preston group shared a chicken dinner at Community camp on Wednesday evening. Attendees included Dr Burley, Mr and Mrs Ken Johnson, Mr and Mrs Dennis Hall, Mr and Mrs Bill Harris, Mr and Mrs Lynn Larsen, Mr and Mrs Barlow Gilbert, and Mr and Mrs Spencer Winn. Vila Brown and children from Brigham City visited Oscar Rawlings and Donna Brown in Idaho Falls and Wayne Cole and children in Kimberly. Ed Cole hosted the weekend guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Joest and daughter Shauna Jean of California visited a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Hatch in Oxford before returning to California on Thursday. Lou and Sylvia Hall spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Alma Hatch and family at Logan. The girls and their mother have recently visited Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Hatch in Oxford and Mr. and Mrs. Hall of Preston for the past month.
Mr and Mrs Fred Croshaw and family of California visited Sunday and Monday with Mrs Annie Hatch Mr and Mrs Henry Hatch and Mr and Mrs Golden Geddes They left Monday for a trip to Yellowstone park Margaret Hatch a niece joined them Mr and Mrs Cluff Kendall and Connie Kendall spent Tuesday in Pocatello on business
Mr and Mrs Ernest Olson and daughter Wanda traveled to Salt Lake City Tuesday for the wedding of their son Norman on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Marion Olson and daughters attended the reception. Mrs Robert Baker and her children and Mrs Merl Baker were in Preston Wednesday for related events.
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